The Startup Genome is looking for a critical mass of women to participate in the Startup Genome Project in order to aid their discovery of the DNA of women- led startups. By joining the project, you will be adding the dimension of quantitative data to their quest.

The Startup Genome has already learned that approximately 70% of the startups in their dataset scaled prematurely. I am very interested to see if the same pattern holds for women, because through the interviews I have conducted over the last year, the consensus has been that women tend to be perfectionistic, moving slower but more surely than their male counterparts. Is it possible that the more careful nature of women may cause them to fail less?

A new European network of mentors to promote female entrepreneurship through the sharing of know-how and experience has been launched today by the European Commission.

Women only account for 34.4% of the self-employed in Europe. To raise this share, successful businesswomen will assist women entrepreneurs who established a new enterprise two to four years ago.

Konstantina Zoehrer is a social entrepreneur and the Head Organizer for "STARTup Live Athens". 

Her mission is to rebuild her country's economy by promoting Greece to the European entrepreneurial system and shedding light on the vibrant Greek startup scene.

In 2010 I met Konstantina through a wonderful network called Sandbox that includes roughly 600 young leaders in 48 different countries. It's a network that aims to incubate individuals in an environment where they can build meaningful relationships with like-minded peers, learn from senior leaders and gain access to opportunities that will help them grow.

Konstantina is an individual who really defines what Sandbox stands for and always connects people by facilitating great discussions in online forums and organized meetings across Europe. 

Video interview with Naomi Fine, author of "Positively Confidential" and president & CEO of Pro-Tec Data, which she founded in 1985 to help companies manage and protect confidential information, privacy, and intellectual property.

Since Pro-Tec Data’s inception, Ms. Fine has served as its principal consultant, incorporating legal, digital security, corporate security, human resource, and audit disciplines. Her depth of knowledge comes from working with hundreds of world-class companies to identify sensitive information, assess needs for protecting it, develop tailored information protection strategies, establish policies and procedures, and provide training and tools that secure competitive advantage.

We are giving away three copies of "Positively Confidential" to women entrepreneurs. All you need to do to enter is create a video pitch, no longer than 1 minute in length, showcasing your startup & explaining why you would benefit from a complementary copy of the book.